Has anyone here tried replacing their switch battery?

[Eirrinn]

I have a launch day switch and while my battery isn’t as awful as others I’ve seen it’s still pretty bad. I was considering buying a new battery and replacing it myself since Nintendo’s repair services are down till further notice so I was just wondering if anyone here has tried to replace the battery? Or anything else on their switch?

Sorry if this is the wrong place to post it btw

 

[LuchaSloth]

My Switch seems fine for now, so I have not attempted to do anything with it. Hopefully, if it ever does need a battery replacement, the official service will be back at full capacity and able to do it for me. From what I've read, the Switch battery is held in place with adhesive and is not as simple as just popping out and replacing. I really have no desire to tinker inside my own system.

 

[Eirrinn]

My Switch seems fine for now, so I have not attempted to do anything with it. Hopefully, if it ever does need a battery replacement, the official service will be back at full capacity and able to do it for me. From what I've read, the Switch battery is held in place with adhesive and is not as simple as just popping out and replacing. I really have no desire to tinker inside my own system.

ah I see! I've replaced phone batteries before and they are also held in with adhesive and they are kind of nerve racking to do yourself lol I might just wait since I usually use my switch docked anyway

 

[Llunavale]

Yeah, I have done this...just, if you're going to do it, be so careful - these kind of self repairs are the sort of things I encourage, but be sensible about it. If you're too rough, you'll break it. If you slip with a screwdriver, you risk breaking it. That said...here's a quick overview of it!

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It's an...okay process. It's not nearly as nice as replacing a 3DS battery, there's a lot more screws (seriously you'll want to keep track of them) to remove, and you need to remove the Micro SD card module to get under it (safely - without damaging the module accidentally) - the actual battery is "hidden" under a metal shielding behind the back plastic coating.

The batteries aren't stuck down, you simply need to lift it out of the chamber it's in - but they are connected to the device via a cable now, they don't just "clip in" like the 3DS batteries did - so make sure you unclip the wire first and then take it out, otherwise your risk damaging the main board.

You'll definitely be able to find a video showing you where all the screws are - that will probably be more beneficial than me trying to explain it.